2012 Topps Chrome Baseball Checklist

2012 Topps Baseball
Topps Chrome
Release Date: August 22, 2012
Cards were live at retail as soon as: August 17, 2012

Hobby Box Configuration:
24 Packs Per Box
4 Cards Per Pack
2 Autographs Per Hobby Box
12 Boxes Per Hobby Case

Exchange Cards Expire 7/31/2015

2012 Topps Chrome Baseball
Base Set Checklist
220 Total Cards -

Refractor Parallel
Odds: 1:3 Hobby/Retail Packs
X-fractor Parallel
Odds: 1:6 Hobby/Retail Packs
Orange Refractor (3 Per Retail Hanger Packs)
Purple Refractor (4 Per Retail Blaster Box)
Blue Refractor #/199
Odds: 1:300 Retail Packs - 1:21 Hobby Packs
Black Refractor #/100
Odds: 1:760 Retail Packs - 1:41 Hobby Packs
Sepia Refractor #/75
Odds: 1:930 Retail Packs - 1:55 Hobby Packs
Gold Refractor #/50
Odds: 1:1,525 Retail Packs - 1:82 Hobby Packs
Red Refractor #/25 Odds: 1:153 Hobby Packs
Atomic Refractor #/10 Odds: 1:383 Hobby Packs
SuperFractor numbered #1/1 (1:3,832 Hobby Packs)
Printing Plates numbered 1/1 (4 Colors)
Odds: 1:958 Hobby Packs

2012 Topps Chrome Josh Hamilton Base Card

1 Tim Lincecum 2 Craig Kimbrel 3 Shane Victorino 4 David Ortiz 5 Ryan Lavarnway RC 6 Jon Lester 7 Michael Pineda 8 C.J. Wilson 9 Brian McCann 10 Justin Upton 11 Ian Kennedy 12 Jayson Heyward 13 Ian Kinsler 14 CC Sabathia 15 Jimmy Rollins 16 Jose Valverde 17 Chris Carpenter 18 Cameron Maybin 19 Freddie Freeman 20 Adrian Gonzalez 21 Dustin Pedroia 22 Shin-Soo Choo 23 Clay Buchholz 24 Buster Posey 25 Chase Utley 26 Prince Fielder 27 Mark Reynolds 28 Roy Halladay 29 Carl Crawford 30 Josh Hamilton 31 Ben Zobrist 32 Giancarlo Stanton 33 Tommy Hanson 34 Aroldis Chapman 35 Paul Goldscmidt 36 Cole Hamels 37 Jeremy Hellickson 38 Andrew McCutchen 39 Jacob Turner 40 Joey Votto 41 David Wright 42 Zack Cozart 43 Desmond Jennings 44 Jhoulys Chacin 45 Alex Gordon 46 Dan Uggla 47 Billy Butler 48 Matt Cain 49 Alex Rodriguez 50 Joe Mauer 51 Torii Hunter 52 Jered Weaver 53 Gio Gonzalez 54 Ike Davis 55 Paul Konerko	56 Mike Napoli 57 Nelson Cruz 58 Shaun Marcum 59 James Shields 60 Curtis Granderson 61 Eric Hosmer 62 Michael Morse 63 Josh Johnson 64 Vernon Wells 65 Ubaldo Jiminez 66 Mat Latos 67 Daniel Hudson 68 Michael Young 69 Lance Berkman 70 Stephen Strasburg 71 Ryan Howard 72 Anibal Sanchez 73 James Shields 74 Hanley Ramirez 75 Jose Reyes 76 Zack Greinke 77 Tim Hudson 78 Jayson Werth 79 Brandon Phillips 80 Albert Pujols 81 Kyle Blanks 82 Hunter Pence 83 Mark Trumbo 84 Derek Jeter 85 Carlos Gonzalez 86 Ricky Romero 87 Jacoby Ellsbury 88 Jason Motte 89 Mike Moustakas 90 Evan Longoria 91 Allen Craig 92 Derek Holland 93 Justin Verlander 94 Justin Morneau 95 Matt Garza 96 Chipper Jones 97 Yadier Molina 98 Brian Wilson 99 Jemile Weeks 100 Ichiro 101 Yonder Alonso 102 Madison Bumgarner 103 Cliff Lee 104 David Freese 105 Adam Lind 106 Adam Jones 107 Dustin Ackley 108 Nick Swisher 109 Kevin Youkilis 110 Troy Tulowitzki	111 Miguel Montero 112 Clayton Kershaw 113 Michael Bourn 114 Carlos Santana 115 Josh Beckett 116 Felix Hernandez 117 Ryan Braun 118 Ryan Zimmerman 119 Jamie Garcia 120 Matt Kemp 121 Nyjer Morgan 122 Brandon Beachy 123 Brandon Belt 124 Salvador Perez 125 Matt Holliday 126 Dan Haren 127 Starlin Castro 128 Asdrubal Cabrera 129 Ivan Nova 130 Miguel Cabrera 131 Alex Avila 132 Adrian Beltre 133 David Price 134 Melky Cabrera 135 Drew Stubbs 136 Dee Gordon 137 B.J. Upton 138 Ryan Vogelsong 139 Pablo Sandoval 140 Jose Bautista 141 Jay Bruce 142 Yovani Gallardo 143 Robinson Cano 144 Mike Trout 145 Chris B. Young 146 Aramis Ramirez 147 Rickie Weeks 148 Johnny Cueto 149 Elvis Andrus 150 Mariano Rivera 151 Yu Darvish RC 152 Alex Liddi RC 153 Adron Chambers RC 154 Liam Hendriks RC 155 Drew Pomeranz RC 156 Austin Romine RC 157 Tim Federowicz RC 158 Joe Benson RC 159 Matt Dominguez RC 160 Matt Moore RC 161 Jordan Pacheco RC 162 Chris Parmelee RC 163 Brad Peachock RC 164 Brett Pill RC 165 Wilin Rosario RC	166 Addison Reed RC 167 Dellin Betances RC 168 Kelvin Herrera RC 169 Tom Milone RC 170 Jesus Montero RC 171 Michael Taylor RC 172 Devin Mesoraco RC 173 Brett Lawrie RC 174 James Darnell RC 175 Leonys Martin RC 176 Jeff Locke RC 177 Jarrod Parker RC 178 Collin Cowgill 179 Taylor Green RC 180 Yoenis Cespedes RC 181 Eric Surkamp RC 182 Andrelton Simmons RC 183 Tyler Pastornicky RC 184 Norichika Aoki RC 185 Tsuyoshi Wada RC 186 Hisashi Iwakuma RC 187 Adrian Cardenas RC 188 Wei-Yin Chen RC 189 Xavier Avery RC 190 Matt Hague RC 191 Drew Smyly RC 192 Kirk Nieuwenhuis RC 193 Drew Hutchinson RC 194 Wily Peralta RC 195 Jordany Valespin RC 196 Bryce Harper RC 197 Will Middlebrooks RC 198 Brian Dozier RC 199 Matt Adams RC 200 Jeremy Hellickson 201 Howie Kendrick 202 Chris Davis 203 Alcides Escobar 204 A.J. Pierzynski 205 Edwin Encarnacion 206 Adam Dunn 207 Mike Aviles 208 Jason Kipnis 209 Andre Ethier 210 Carlos Beltran 211 Adam LaRoche 212 Carlos Ruiz 213 Jake Peavy 214 Chris Sale 215 RA Dickey 216 Mark Buehrle 217 Derek Lowe 218 Jason Vargas 219 Kyle Seager 220 Omar Infante

2012 Topps Chrome Baseball
Rookie Autograph Cards

2012 Topps Chrome Liam Hendriks Autograph RC

#5 Ryan Lavarnway
#39 Jacob Turner
#42 Zack Cozart
#101 Yonder Alonso
#151 Yu Darvish
#154 Liam Hendriks
#155 Drew Pomeranz
#156 Austin Romine
#159 Matt Dominguez -
#160 Matt Moore
#161 Jordan Pacheco
#162 Chris Parmelee
#163 Brad Peacock
#166 Addison Reed
#167 Dellin Betances
#169 Tom Milone
#170 Jesus Montero
#172 Devin Mesoraco
#173 Brett Lawrie
#177 Jarrod Parker
#178 Collin Cowgill -
#180 Yoenis Cespedes
#181 Eric Surkamp
#183 Tyler Pastornicky
#184 Norichika Aoki ?
#185 Tsuyoshi Wada
#186 Hisahi Iwakuma ?
#190 Matt Hague
#191 Drew Smyly
#192 Kirk Nieuwenhuis
#193 Drew Hutchinson
#WP Wily Peralta
#BH Bryce Harper
#TB Trevor Bauer

Autograph Parallel Cards
(Odds: 1:187 Retail Packs)
(Odds: 1:12 Hobby Packs -- Stated 1:19 On Packs)

Refractor Parallel #/499
Odds: 1:770 Retail Packs -- 1:73 Hobby Packs
Blue Refractor #/199
Odds: 1:1,575 Retail Packs -- 1:149 Hobby Packs
Black Refractor #/100
Odds: 1:3,100 Retail Packs -- 1:296 Hobby Packs
Sepia Refractor #/75
Odds: 1:4,100 Retail Packs -- 1:395 Hobby Packs
Gold Refractor #/50
Odds: 1:6,550 Retail Packs -- 1:588 Hobby Packs
Red Refractor #/25
Odds: 1:1,052 Hobby Packs
Atomic Refractor #/10
Odds: 1:2,635 Hobby Packs
Super-Fractor #1/1
Odds: 1:26:350 Hobby Packs
Printing Plates #1/1 (4 Colors)
Odds: 1:6,587 Hobby Packs

? = Haven't Seen One For Sale Yet & I Don't think they exist.
Topps provided the names, but (like this site) they are typically not 100% accurate.

2012 Topps Chrome Baseball
Base Card Variations

1 Tim Lincecum
10 Justin Upton
28 Roy Halladay
30 Josh Hamilton
49 Alex Rodriguez
70 Stephen Strasburg
75 Jose Reyes
80 Albert Pujols
84 Derek Jeter
87 Jacoby Ellsbury
93 Justin Verlander
100 Ichiro
110 Troy Tulowitzki
120 Matt Kemp
151 Yu Darvish
160 Matt Moore
170 Jesus Montero
173 Brett Lawrie
180 Yoenis Cespedes
196 Bryce Harper

Visual Guide To SP Variations

(Odds: 1:13,500 Retail Packs)
(Odds: 1:912 Hobby Packs)

2012 topps Chrome Bryce Harper SP Photo Variation #196

2012 Topps Chrome Baseball
Base Card Auto Relic
Serial Numbered #/10

#7 Michael Pineda
#20 Adrian Gonzalez
#24 Buster Posey
#35 Paul Goldschmidt
#36 Cole Hamels
#57 Nelson Cruz
#61 Eric Hosmer
#62 Mike Morse
#65 Ubaldo Jiminez
#83 Mark Trumbo
#106 Adam Jones
#140 Jose Bautista
#144 Mike Trout
#151 Yu Darvish
#155 Drew Pomeranz
#160 Matt Moore
#170 Jesus Montero
#172 Devn Mesoraco
#173 Brett Lawrie
#177 Jarrod Parker

2012 Topps Chrome Eric Hosmer Patch Autograph Card

(Odds: 1:4,210 Hobby Packs)

2012 Topps Chrome Baseball Dynamic Die Cut Autographs Serial Numbered #/25 or less (Odds: 1:19,675 Retail Packs) (Odds: 1:1,900 Hobby Packs) DDA-AJ Adam Jones DDA-AG Adrian Gonzalez DDA-AP Albert Pujols DDA-AC Aroldis Chapman DDA-BG Brettt Gardner DDA-BL Brett Lawrie DDA-DA Dustin Ackley DDA-EA Elvis Andrus DDA-EH Eric Hosmer DDA-FH Felix Hernandez DDA-IN Ivan Nova DDA-JBR Jay Bruce DDA-JB Jose Bautista DDA-JV Justin Verlander DDA-MK Matt Kemp DDA-MM Michael Morse DDA-MT Mike Trout DDA-NC Nelson Cruz DDA-PF Prince Fielder DDA-RC Robinson Cano DDA-YD Yu Darvish

2012 Topps Chrome Baseball Dynamic Die Cuts Odds: 1:24 Retail/Hobby Packs DD-AM Andrew McCutchen DD-AJ Adam Jones DD-AL Adam Lind DD-AG Adrian Gonzalez DD-AP Albert Pujols DD-AC Aroldis Chapman DD-BG Brett Gardner DD-BL Brett Lawrie DD-BP Buster Posey DD-CS CC Sabathia DD-CK Clayton Kershaw DD-CL Cliff Lee DD-CG Curtis Granderson DD-DO David Ortiz DD-DJ Derek Jeter DD-DA Dustin Ackley DD-DPA Dustin Pedroia DD-EA Elvis Andrus EE-EH Eric Hosmer DD-FH Felix Hernandez
DD-GS Giancarlo Stanton DD-IK Ian Kinsler DD-I Ichiro DD-IN Ivan Nova DD-JE Jacoby Ellsbury DD- Jay Bruce DD-JM Jesus Montero DD-JV Joey Votto DD-JB Jose Bautista DD-JR Jose Reyes DD-JH Josh Hamilton DD-JU Justin Upton DD-JV Justin Verlander DD-MK Matt Kemp DD-MM Matt Moore	DD-MP Michael Morse DD-MP Michael Pineda DD-MT Mike Trout DD-NC Nelson Cruz DD-PS Pablo Sandoval DD-PG Paul Goldschmidt DD-PF Prince Fielder DD-RC Robinson Cano DD-RH Roy Halladay DD-RB Ryan Braun DD-SC Starlin Castro DD-SS Stephen Strasburg DD-TL Tim Lincecum DD-TT Troy Tulowitzki DD-YD Yu Darvish

2012 Topps Chrome Baseball
Chrome Encounter Autographs
Serial Numbered #/10 or less
Odds: 1:4,215 Hobby Packs
I've Listed The Most Recent Recorded Sale As Of 9/2/102

CE-AG Adrian Gonzalez #/10 ($18.25)
CE-AJ Adam Jones
CE-BP Buster Posey #/10 ($79.00)
CE-CG Carlos Gonzalez #/10 ($39.08)
CE-CJ Chipper Jones #/10 ($126.19)
CE-CK Clayton Kershaw #/10 ($115.48)
CE-DU Dan Uggla #/10 ($12.99)
CE-DP Dustin Pedroia #/10 ($40.28)
CE-EH Eric Hosmer
CE-EL Evan Longoria #/10 ($78.88)
CE-HR Hanley Ramirez #/10
CE-JH Jason Heyward #/10
CE-JW Jered Weaver #/10 ($36.00)
CE-JH Jason Heyward #/10
CE-JM Joe Mauer (Exch) ($56.55)
CE-JV Justin Verlander (Exch) ($163.50)
CE-MC Miguel Cabrera #/10
CE-MT Mike Trout #/10 ($405.00)
CE-RB Ryan Braun #/10 ($43.00)
CE-RZ Ryan Zimmerman #/10 ($103.50)
CE-SC Starlin Castro #/10 ($39.99)

2012 Topps Chrome Miguel Cabrera Chrome Encounter Autograph

2012 Topps Chrome Baseball Cut From the Same Cloth Auto Serial Numbered #/5 Odds: 1:8:430 Hobby Packs CC-BL Jose Bautista - Brett Lawrie CC-CF Miguel Cabrera - Prince Fielder (Exch) CC-CH Nelson Cruz - Josh Hamilton CC-FP Freddie Freeman - Tyler Pastornicky CC-GH Giancarlo Stanton - Hanley Ramirez CC-GO Adrian Gonzalez - David Ortiz CC-GP Yovani Gallardo - Wily Peralta CC-GU Paul Goldschmidt - Justin Upton CC-GZ Gio Gonzalez - Jordan Zimmerman CC-HD Josh Hamilton - Yu Darvish CC-HM Eric Hosmer - Mike Moustakas CC-KH Ian Kennedy - Daniel Hudson CC-MA Jesus Montero - Dustin Ackley CC-MH Matt Moore - Jeremy Hellickson CC-MM Devin Mesoraco - Jesus Montero CC-MP Joe Mauer - Buster Posey CC-PP Jarrod Parker - Brad Peacock CC-PT Albert Pujols - Mike Trout CC-RD Robinson Cano - Dusin Pedrouia CC-SM Giancarlo Stanton - Logan Morrision

2012 Topps Chrome Baseball
Dual Autographs
Serial Numbered #/10

(Odds: 1:92,370 Retail Packs)
(Odds: 1:9,579 Hobby Packs)

DA-KK Matt Kemp - Clayton Kershaw
DA-TT Mike Trout - Mark Trumbo
DA-GH Paul Goldschmidt - Daniel Hudson
DA-MM Matt Moore - Jesus Montero
DA-UH Dan Uggla - Jason Heyward
DA-DC Yu Darvish - Yoenis Cespedes
DA-DH Yu Darvish - Bryce Harper
DA-HZ Bryce Harper - Ryan Zimmerman
DA-KE Matt Kemp - Andre Eithier
DA-KV Clayton Kershaw - Justin Verlander

2012 Topps Chrome Dual Autograph #DA-MM Matt Moore - Jesus Montero

2012 Topps Chrome Baseball
Autograph Buy Backs

Odds: 1:84:352 Hobby Packs

Ken Griffey Jr. (Exch)

2012 Topps Chrome Baseball
Superfractor Cards

$2012 Topps Superfractor Yu Darvish Autograph #1/1$

Early Superfractor eBay Sales

#1 Tim Lincecum $125.05
#33 Tommy Hanson $199.95
#35 Paul Goldscmidt $116.48
#40 Joey Votto $280.76
#66 Mat Latos $71.55
#84 Derek Jeter $515.00
#90 Evan Longoria 299.99
#100 Ichiro $265.00
#108 Nick Swisher $199.99
#112 Clayton Kershaw $360.00
#116 Felix Hernandez $281.77
#124 Salvador Perez $173.58
#125 Matt Holliday $199.99
#133 David Price $149.99
#136 Dee gordon $199.99
#138 Ryan Vogelsong $139.99
#144 Mike Trout $549.99
#146 Aramis Ramirez $56.00
#156 Austin Romine Auto $212.49
#164 Brett Pill RC $127.50
#165 Wilin Rosario RC $132.50

Superfractors Currently For Sale On eBay Now

2012 Topps Chrome Yu Darvish Superfractor Auto
Originally Listed By eBay Seller: ilta096


2012 Topps Chrome Baseball Variation Autograph Cards A collector contacted me and sent me a scan of this Yu Darvish Autograph. It's serial #11/75 - and #11 is Yu Darvish's jersey number. It's signed in Japanese writing. I will be curious to see if more of these pop up. If you see or have one, please feel free to contact me.	$2012 Topps Yu Darvish Refracto Autograph Japenese Writing$

Uncut Refractor Sheet Redemption Cards You Get An Entire Un-Cut Sheet Of Refractor Cards!! Odds: 1:42,162 Hobby Packs! Uncut X-Fractor Sheet Redemption Cards You Get An Entire Un-Cut Sheet Of X-Refractor Cards!! Odds: 1:56,216 Hobby Packs!

Hobby Boxes & Retail Blaster Boxes containing all refractor card exist. The retail boxes include Purple Refractors normally found in the separate packs.